Politics & Government
Proposed Elk Grove-Sacramento Zoo comes to an end
The SZS had committed to raising $50 million in cash, and Elk Grove was going to issue $114 million in bonds.
Politics & Government
With Mayor Singh-Allen's support for Big Tobacco, will Elk Grove pass on seeking youth tobacco prevention grant?
Readers may recall that Mayor Singh-Allen has, on at least two occasions known to the public, accepted campaign cash from Big Tobacco.
Community News
As Elk Grove's BReW program taps out, it's time for the mayor and her city council to get real
The Brewers Association reported that 2024 marked the first year in which U.S. craft beer experienced more closures (399) than new openings (335),
Opinion
Elk Grove News Minute - The beginning of the end for Elk Grove’s rural area?
Things could be changing.
Opinion
Can rebranding, renaming salvage the city's Ghost Ship now known as Old Town Elk Grove?
Do Old Town Elk Grove retailers have any chance of drawing shoppers to what we will say charitably are undercapitalized small businesses with limited selections?
Community News
Shattering the suburban bucolic myth, Elk Grove resident describes marauding juvenile bicyclists' harassment
Elk Grove mayors and city council members have long fancied the city as a California version of Garrison Keillor's fictional Lake Wobegon
Politics & Government
Warning about Elk Grove Zoo construction bonds hidden in city staff Mello Roos refinancing report
Mayor Singh-Allen must proceed cautiously with any large bond issuance, lest her legacy become that of the person who drove the city off a financial cliff.
Community News
Another slow-moving train in Elk Grove - At least no emergency vehicle trapped this time!
Not surprisingly, none of the five-member Elk Grove City Council - Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, Vice Mayor Sergio Robles, and Councilmen Rod Brewer, Keven Spease, and Darren Suen - live on the wrong side of the tracks
Podcast
Elk Grove News Minute - How many more McVeighs and Nichols are in his cult?
A sad day 30 years ago today.
Politics & Government
Possible effects of Trump's tariffs, interest rates might have on Elk Grove's $300 million zoo project
While the former president's economic policy had its share of critics, Biden's policies offered businesses and the economy a degree of orthodoxy.
Politics & Government
One year ago Elk Grove's then finance manager boldly predicted lower interest rates for zoo construction financing
So, if interest rates have dropped, making construction feasible and cheaper, why hasn't the city rushed into issuing the bonds?
Opinion
Pardon Me! Moving from authoritarian to dictatorial rule with the stroke of a pen
Mr. Trump could offer blanket immunity to anyone enforcing these or any other blatantly unconstitutional policy, thereby neutering the judicial and legislative processes.